Professeure
Professeure
Cheminement académique
Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche en agriculture durable et action climatique, Bishop's University, Canada (2022-2025)
Professeure (Assistant Professor), Wageningen University & Research, Pays-Bas (2018-2022)
Postdoctorat en systèmes alimentaires durables, University of Michigan, États-Unis
Doctorat en écologie et biologie évolutive, Columbia University, États-Unis
Maîtrise en santé environnementale, Johns Hopkins University, États-Unis
Baccalauréat en biologie et baccalauréat en français, University of Florida, États-Unis
Projets de recherche et/ou de recherche-création en cours
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Concevoir des systèmes alimentaires résilients à travers les marchés territoriaux dans les pays du Sud //Designing Resilient Food Systems through Territorial Markets in the Global South
CRSH Subventions Savoir (2026)
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Vers des systèmes alimentaires durables : Un cadre phare pour une transformation vers la durabilité
Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et culture (FRQSC) Soutien à la recherche pour la relève professorale. 2024. PI.
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Harvesting tomorrow: Collaborative Pathways for a Sustainable Transition in Quebec's Agrifood System
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant. 2024. PI, in collaboration with Prof. Elena Bennett (McGill University).
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Arts & Technology Knowledge Mobilization Supporting the Future of Agriculture and Food Systems
Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) grant. 2024. Co-PI.
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Strategic Policymaking for Integrated and Coherent Environmental and Social Sustainability in Food Systems (SPICES)
Audacity grant, University of Luxembourg, Collaborator (Case study leader). 2024. Collaborator.
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The First Supper: Cultivating Regional Solutions for Equitable Farmland Access through Dialogue, Co-Creation, and Art
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Connection grant. 2025. PI.
Publications
- Asresehegn, T.G., Valencia, V., Schulz, S., Woldewahid, G., Gebrehawariat, G. et Schulte, R. P. O. (2026). Community responses to land degradation: Insights from land restoration bright-spot communities in the Ethiopian Highlands. Environmental Development, 58, article 101422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVDEV.2025.101422.
- Schütz de Rivera, L., van Zanten, H., Frehner, A., Muller, A., Ejderyan, O., Valencia, V. et Duncan, J. (2025). Shaping circular futures: The role of future-making practices in the transition to circular food systems. Futures, 173, article 103679. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2025.103679.
- Zapata, A.S., Rivera-Núñez, T., Roldán-Rueda, H. N., Chan, G. V., Valencia, V. et Hernández, C. A. G. (2024). Cinco preguntas para promover sistemas alimentarios sostenibles. Regions and Cohesion, 14(2-3), 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/RECO.2024.140202.
- Steinfeld, J.P., Miatton, M., Creamer, R. E., Ehbrecht, M., Valencia, V., Ballester, M. V. R. et Bianchi, F. J. J. A. (2024). Identifying agroforestry characteristics for enhanced nutrient cycling potential in Brazil. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 362, article 108828. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108828.
- Rasmussen, L.V., Grass, I., Mehrabi, Z., Smith, O. M., Bezner-Kerr, R., Blesh, J., Garibaldi, L. A., Isaac, M. E., Kennedy, C. M., Wittman, H., Batáry, P., Buchori, D., Cerda, R., Chará, J., Crowder, D. W., Darras, K., DeMaster, K., Garcia, K., Gómez, M., … Kremen, C. (2024). Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture. Science, 384(6691), 87–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/SCIENCE.ADJ1914.
- Auliz-Ortiz, D.M., Benítez-Malvido, J., Arroyo-Rodríguez, V., Dirzo, R., Pérez-Farrera, M. Á., Luna-Reyes, R., Mendoza, E., Álvarez-Añorve, M. Y., Álvarez-Sánchez, J., Arias-Ataide, D. M., Ávila-Cabadilla, L. D., Botello, F., Braasch, M., Casas, A., Campos-Villanueva, D. Á., Cedeño-Vázquez, J. R., Chávez-Tovar, J. C., Coates, R., Dechnik-Vázquez, Y., … Martínez-Ramos, M. (2024). Underlying and proximate drivers of biodiversity changes in Mesoamerican biosphere reserves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(6), article e2305944121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2305944121.
- Silva-Galicia, A., Valencia, V., Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. et Ceccon, E. (2023). Weight-of-evidence approach for assessing agroforestry contributions to restore key ecosystem services in tropical dry forests. Agroforestry Systems, 97(2), 151–161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00794-z.
- Kennedy Freeman, K., Valencia, V., Marzaroli, J. et van Zanten, H. (2022). Digital traceability to enhance circular food systems and reach agriculture emissions targets. Outlook on Agriculture, 51(4), 414–422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00307270221133854.
- Valencia, V., Bennett, E. M., Altieri, M., Nicholls, C., Pas Schrijver, A. et Schulte, R. P. O. (2022). Learning from the future: mainstreaming disruptive solutions for the transition to sustainable food systems. Environmental Research Letters, 17(5), article 051002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac6ad9.
- Kennedy Freeman, K., Valencia, V., Baraldo, J., Schulte, R. et van Zanten, H. (2022). On-farm circular technologies for enhanced sustainability: The case of Uruguay. Journal of Cleaner Production, 372, article 133470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133470.
- Care, O., Bernstein, M. J., Chapman, M., Diaz Reviriego, I., Dressler, G., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Friis, C., Graham, S., Hänke, H., Haider, L. J., Hernández-Morcillo, M., Hoffmann, H., Kernecker, M., Nicol, P., Piñeiro, C., Pitt, H., Schill, C., Seufert, V., Shu, K., … Zaehringer, J. G. (2021). Creating leadership collectives for sustainability transformations. Sustainability Science, 16(2), 703–708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-00909-y.
- Valencia, V., Wittman, H., Jones, A. D. et Blesh, J. (2021). Public Policies for Agricultural Diversification: Implications for Gender Equity. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, article 718449. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.718449.
- Harvey, C.A., Pritts, A. A., Zwetsloot, M. J., Jansen, K., Pulleman, M. M., Armbrecht, I., Avelino, J., Barrera, J. F., Bunn, C., García, J. H., Isaza, C., Munoz-Ucros, J., Pérez-Alemán, C. J., Rahn, E., Robiglio, V., Somarriba, E. et Valencia, V. (2021). Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America: A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 41(5), article 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13593-021-00712-0.
- Bernstein, M.J., Chapman, M., Díaz-Reviriego, I., Dressler, G., Felipe-Lucia, M., Friis, C., Graham, S., Haenke, H.L., Haider, J., Morcillo, M.H., Hoffmann, H., Kernecker, M.L., Nicol, P., Piñeiro, C., Pitt, H., Schill, C., Seufert, V., Shu, K., Valencia, V. et Zaehringer, J.G. (2020). Outbreaks, break-outs and break-times: Creating caring online workshops. Integration and Implementation Insights, 16 juin. https://i2insights.org/2020/06/16/caring-online-workshops/.
- Valencia, V., Wittman, H. et Blesh, J. (2019). Structuring Markets for Resilient Farming Systems. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 39(2), article 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13593-019-0572-4.
- Barrios, E., Valencia, V., Jonsson, M., Brauman, A., Hairiah, K., Mortimer, P. E., Okubo, S. et Albert, C. (2018). Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 14(1), 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2017.1399167.
- Valencia, V., García-Barrios, L., Sterling, E. J., West, P., Meza-Jiménez, A. et Naeem, S. (2018). Smallholder response to environmental change: Impacts of coffee leaf rust in a forest frontier in Mexico. Land Use Policy, 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.08.020.
- Valencia, V., Naeem, S., García-Barrios, L., West, P. et Sterling, E. J. (2016). Conservation of tree species of late succession and conservation concern in coffee agroforestry systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 219, 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.12.004.
- Valencia, V., West, P., Sterling, E. J., García-Barrios, L. et Naeem, S. (2015). The use of farmers’ knowledge in coffee agroforestry management: implications for the conservation of tree biodiversity. Ecosphere, 6(7), article 122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00428.1.
- Valencia, V., García-Barrios, L., West, P., Sterling, E. J. et Naeem, S. (2014). The role of coffee agroforestry in the conservation of tree diversity and community composition of native forests in a Biosphere Reserve. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 189, 154–163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.024.
- Valencia, V., Wittman, H. et Blesh, J. (2021). Public procurement for farming system diversification. Dans F. Tartanac L.F.J. Swensson, D. Hunter et S. Schneider (dir.). Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets (vol. 1, p. 248–261). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ; Alliance of Bioversity International ; CIAT ; Editora da UFRGS. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7960en.
- García-Barrios, L., Cruz-Morales, J., Braasch, M., Dechnik-Vázquez, Y., Gutiérrez-Navarro, A., Meza-Jiménez, A., Rivera-Núñez, T., Speelman, E., Trujillo-Díaz, G., Valencia, V. et Zabala, A. (2020). Challenges for Rural Livelihoods, Participatory Agroforestry, and Biodiversity Conservation in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. Dans C. Baldauf (dir.). Participatory Biodiversity Conservation: Concepts, Experiences, and Perspectives (p. 69–89). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41686-7_5.
- Valencia, V. (2015). Global Diplomacy Lab. Dans Training for International Diplomats: Yearbook 2015 (p. 62–63). German Federal Foreign Office. https://diplomatie.alumniportal.com/fileadmin/diplomatie/multimedia/Jahresheft_2015/pdf/2015.pdf.
- Osorio, D. et Valencia, V. (2022). COP15 à Montréal sur la biodiversité Les crises du climat et de la biodiversité sont liées. La Presse, 3 décembre. https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/opinions/2022-12-03/cop15-a-montreal-sur-la-biodiversite/les-crises-du-climat-et-de-la-biodiversite-sont-liees.php.
- Valencia, V., Rodríguez Riestra, T. et Céspedes, M. J. (2025). Nature to Nurture: Transition pathways for realigning nature and people. CoPlataforma. https://co.aflip.in/32e404fc46.html#page/1
- Echaniz, E., Garibay, V., Lopez, M. et Valencia, V. (2011). Guía para evaluar los impactos en la salud por la instrumentación de medidas de control de la contaminación atmosférica. Instituto Nacional de Ecología. https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=nKPF0AG1gkMC
- Valencia, V. (2015). Ecological and Social Drivers of Tree Diversity in Coffee Agroforestry Systems. (Thèse de doctorat). Columbia University. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7916/D81C1W99
- Valencia, V., Koppelmäki, K., Morrow, O., Vrieze, A. G. M. de, Wagenberg, C. P. A. van, Bos-Brouwers, H. E. J., Rogier Schulte, J. et Wiskerke, S.C. (2020). Framework for “Circularity by Design”: Working Paper M1.1. Framework & Governance. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen University & Research. https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/framework-for-circularity-by-design-working-paper-m11-framework-a.
Notes: projet : Flagship 4 Circularity by Design (KB-40-004-001), sous la direction de Hilke Bos-Brouwers - Valencia, V., Martinez-Ramos, M., Meza-Jiménez, A., Cristians, S., Le Polain, Y., Garcia-Barrios, L. et Steffan-Dewenter, I. Global environmental change and socio-ecological reconfiguration of coffee growing landscapes.
- Karnick, S.(journaliste) et Valencia, V.(interviewée). (2025). "The First Supper" at Bishop's University [Webradio du 1 mars]. Dans All in a Weekend. CBC, Radio-Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-78-all-in-a-weekend/clip/16131311-the-first-supper-bishops-university
- Asresehegn, T.G., Meuwissen, M., Valencia, V., Schulz, S., Opengeohub, I. W., Ho, Y.-F., Rogier, O. et Schulte, P. O. (2025). Designing resilient farming systems for a turbulent world: learning from communities at the frontline. Research Square, (Original non révisé). http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/RS.3.RS-6227313/V1
- Valencia, V. et Osorio, D. (2023). A historic deal to save biodiversity… and the planet?. Global Diplomacy Lab Blog, 19 janvier. https://global-diplomacy-lab.org/blog/a-historic-deal-to-save-biodiversity-and-the-planet/
- Gaulin, L.(journaliste) et Valencia, V.(interviewée). (2023). La production alimentaire dans la mire d’une professeure de Bishop’s. La Tribune, 7 septembre. https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/actualites-locales/sherbrooke/2023/09/07/la-production-alimentaire-dans-la-mire-dune-professeure-de-bishops-KY5PE2JPI5GS3GD5VXY2N2BCP4
- Zinngrebe, Y., Agapakis, I., Tsioumani, E., Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S., Smallwood, J., Förster, J., Tröger, U., Lehmann, I. et Valencia, V. (2022). Can the new global biodiversity agenda avoid another implementation failure? The new Montreal Kunming GBF raises more questions than answers. Perspectives (Earth System Governance). https://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/news/can-the-new-global-biodiversity-agenda-avoid-another-implementation-failure-the-new-montreal-kunming-gbf-raises-more-questions-than-answers/
- Rueda, A.(journaliste) et Valencia, V.(interviewée). (2021). 20 años, cafetales latinoamericanos cambiaron como nunca. SciDev, 10 janvier. https://www.scidev.net/america-latina/multimedia/en-20-anos-cafetales-latinoamericanos-cambiaron-como-nunca/
- Estrada-Carmona, E., Groot, J., Talsma, E., Valencia, V. et Remans, R. (2021). Education: An invaluable power tool for tackling global crises. Thrive blog, 2 novembre. https://archive.iwmi.org/wle/thrive/2021/11/02/education-invaluable-power-tool-tackling-global-crises/
- Bernstein, M.J., Chapman, M., Díaz-Reviriego, I., Dressler, G., Felipe-Lucia, M., Friis, C., Graham, S., Haenke, H., Haider, L. J., Mónica Hernández Morcillo, Hoffmann, H., Kernecker, M. L., Nicol, P., Piñeiro, C., Pitt, H., Schill, C., Seufert, V., Kesheng Shu, Valencia, V. et Zaehringer, J. G. (2020). Collaborating with care in virtual sessions. OpenScienceFoundation, (Original non révisé).
- Alliance Biodiversity(membres: V. Valencia et al.). (2020). For Latin American coffee growers, climate change is now [Vidéo].7 septembre. https://alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/latin-american-coffee-growers-climate-change-now
- Estrada-Carmona, E., Groot, J., Talsma, E., Valencia, V. et Remans, R. (2020). WUR and CGIAR working together to equip future researchers, managers and leaders to address challenges in multifunctional foodscapes. Thrive blog.
- Valencia, V. (2015). Global Diplomacy Lab.Dans Jahresheft 2015 / Yearbook 2015: Training for International Diplomats (p. 62-63). German Federal Foreign Office. https://diplomatie.alumniportal.com/fileadmin/diplomatie/multimedia/Jahresheft_2015/index.html







